There are local web shops, but most I've seen are specialized around electronics vs. generic home goods. There are also online portals for brick-and-mortar stor

There are local web shops, but most I've seen are specialized around electronics vs. generic home goods. There are also online portals for brick-and-mortar stores, but the experience is clearly not the same. AliExpress offers a smattering of stuff you didn't know you needed until you see it, and it melds several businesses into one: the Newegg-knockoff website you've used before, the phone case stall at the mall, the Chinese clothing market that sets up at the fairgrounds, the random home goods from that downtown department store you haven't been to in five years.